Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10026435September 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE IGNITION REMAINED RUNNING AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE STARTER ENGAGED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED ON, BUT AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED, THE STARTER CONTINUED TO CRANK UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE STARTER STAYED LOCKED IN AND CRANKED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, BUT THE STARTER CONTINUED TO RUN. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037561September 9, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS CLOSE WITH SAFETY LATCH UPON ENTERING OR EXITING. "NORMAL" SWING IS APPLIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. HAVE FOUND DOOR COMPLETELY ABLE TO BE OPENED, EVEN THOUGH I HAD LOCKED VEHICLE WITH REMOTE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032431September 2, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATED WATER LEAKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE FLOOR TO BE WET. THERE WAS A MILDEW SMELL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036857August 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH A 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4. SHAKING OF TRUCK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FRONT BRAKES WERE RESURFACED AND ADJUSTED ON 8/6/03. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I WAS CHARGED TO REPLACE REAR DRUMS & SHOES ON A TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 30000 MILES ON 8/15/03. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036867August 29, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, STRUCTURE
TRUCK DASH HAS RATTLED SINCE SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. NEVER HAS BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T KEEP YOU AT CONSISTENT SPEED AT ALL ON MOUNTAINS/HILLS. IF YOU WANT TO GO 55, IT WILL PUT YOU UP OVER 60 VERY QUICKLY AND THEN GRADUALLY DROP YOU DOWN TO AROUND 55. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036875August 29, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA ON JUNE 4, 2003, AND PAID CASH IN FULL. THE AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) IN THE TRUCK WENT OUT. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO COVINGTON PIKE THREE SEPARATE TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND EACH TIME THEY FAILED TO REPAIR THE A/C. I INFORMED THE MANAGER ON DUTY THAT I WOULD BE GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND WOULD NEED A LOANER TRUCK. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER THAT HE COULD NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY. I HAVE RECENTLY BEGAN NEW EMPLOYMENT AND, HAVING TO LEAVE WORK DUE TO THE INCOMPETENCE OF COVINGTON PIKE TOYOTA HAS LEFT A BAD IMPRESSION WITH MY NEW EMPLOYER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033425August 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
BAD REAR LEAF SPRINGS, CAUSING EXTREME INSTABILITY. VEHICLE: 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 REGULAR CAB, REGULAR BED, 4CYLINDER. THE MIDDLE REAR LEAF SPRING HAS A TENDANCY TO BREAK, EVEN UNDER LIGHT LOADS.*AK ON MY TRUCK, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AT AROUND 100,000 MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES. THIS CREATED TWO PROBLEMS: 1) THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TENDS TO LEAVE THE GROUND ON EVEN SMALL BUMPS. 2) THERE IS LESS WEIGHT TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A SERIOUS DEGRADATION IN STEERING CONTROL. MY SPRINGS BROKE WITH NO LOAD, I HEARD IT HAPPEN EACH TIME. I CONTACTED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EXPECTING THERE IS SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THESE SPRINGS, THEY SAID NO, BUT THERE WAS A 'TECHNICAL BULLETIN' FOR REPLACEMENT OF THESE SPRINGS. TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT, EXCEPT IF UNDER WARRANTY. (MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES) THEY WANTED $345 EACH SIDE, PLUS LABOR TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD AFFORD IT. I DROVE AROUND WITH FOR A YEAR AND A HALF WITH A BROKEN LEAF SPRING ON EACH SIDE, WONDERING WHEN I WOULD GET IN A CRASH. HOW MANY OTHER TACOMA'S OUT THERE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM? MANY! I DID SOME RESEARCH INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM MYSELF. I CALLED A LOCAL TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP (NOT THE DEALERSHIP), THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR AND VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1996 TACOMA'S, THAT I WAS THE FOURTH CALLER FOR THAT DAY ALONE ASKING ABOUT THE SPRINGS. DOING MORE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I LEARNED ABOUT COUNTLESS CASES OF BOTH LEAF SPRINGS BREAKING, WITH AND WITHOUT A LOAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THE SPRINGS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE WHEN THEY ARE BROKEN. I HAVE HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL PHOTO'S AVAILABLE, THE WEB SITE IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED HTTP://TACOMASPRINGS.HOME.COMCAST.NET EMAIL OR CALL, I CAN SEND OUT THE WHOLE CD, I HAVE MORE THAN 50 PHOTOS TOTAL, ALL TAKEN AT 3.1MEGPIXEL. [email protected] THANK YOU. SEAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034323August 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL 03 V 189 000 REPAIRS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034410August 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS CONSUMER HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF FUEL LEAKING INTO THE OIL OF THE ENGINE. THIS LEAKAGE CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026564August 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER HEARD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026841August 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
IN JUNE 2003, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RIDING SMOOTHLY IN THE REAR. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE SPLIT IN HALF. *AK THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT HE HASN'T FIXED A LOT OF THESE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032855August 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. FRONT END SUSPENSION FAULTY,LEAF SPRING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033653August 12, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, A LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND VEHICLE JUMPS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL, A CHARACTERISTIC IN TOYOTA VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031207August 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BROUGHT TRUCK BACK TO SF TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS , SUSPENSION PROBLEMS RATTLING DASH BOARD, SQUEAKING SOUNDS FROM SEAT AND FRONT BUSHINGS. ALL THESE PROBLEMS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. AFTER 15 VISITS TO DEALERSHIP, SF TOYOTA LEFT SCRATCHES ON BODY AND LOST MUD FLAP. BODY NOW TILTED AFTER SERVICE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030434July 30, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON I-5, JUST SOUTH OF MT. SHASTA, AT ABOUT 2:45 IN THE MORNING, I HIT A 400 LB BROWN BEAR, DOING THE SPEED LIMIT FOR THE ROAD IN THE AREA(65MPH). THE BEAR BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I CALLED A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE BEAR WAS NOT A STATIONARY OBJECT, AND THIS IS WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030477July 30, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TOPIC:" DRIVERS-SIDE AIRBAG FAILURE.NFORTUNATELY, I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, WHICH I WAS CITED. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I IMPACTED THE REAR OF A STATTIONARY CAR AT APPROX. 50MPH AND MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I THANK THE LORD NOBODY WAS HURT. BUT, WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS INJURED, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD CLEARLY BE LIABLE. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THIER REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THE SENSORS WERE NOT TRIGGERED, THEREFORE, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THIS IS AN INSUFFICIENT EXPLAINATION AND I NEED FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10030357July 29, 2003
AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030284July 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BRAKES - GRINDING & SHUDDERING, STEERING WHEEL, "PING" NOISE IN ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029249July 26, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA REGULAR CAB (2 DOOR) PICKUP TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2002. WATER LEAKS INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK ONTO THE SEALPLATE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THIS OCCURS WHEN WASHING THE TRUCK OR DURING RAIN STORMS, ETC. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IN MARCH 2003. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND IT STILL LEAKS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028990July 23, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
PICK-UP ROLL OVER AT 30MPH DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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